Maradona sorry for 'Hand of God' (AFP)
Published 1/31/2008 at Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Argentina football legend Diego Maradona apologised in an interview Thursday for his infamous "Hand of God" goal in the 1986 World Cup quarter-finals that cost England a shot at the trophy.
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